Community Development
Christmas time 2019
Posted on 31st October 2019
Christmas time is fast approaching so our annual appeal to members to contribute small gifts such as books, clothing and toys for children whose families are currently residing in supported accommodation in Glebe is about to commence. We also accept personal care items for their parents, whether staying at Elsie Women’s and Childrens’ Refuge, Rainbow […]
Sunset Soirée
Posted on 31st October 2019
On the balmy evening of 11 October 2019 the Glebe Society’s Sunset Soirée for Centipede took place at the Glebe Rowing Club premises. It was well supported by both Glebe Society members and friends and family of Centipede children. Guest speaker Phil Lloyd, Glebe resident and Centipede Dad, created a fair amount of mirth while […]
Recycling Success Story: Cast-iron Frypans
Posted on 1st April 2019
The Kitchen Pack Project was desperately short of frypans over the summer, so I asked Wayne Carveth (project supporter and cast-iron cookware devotee) to refurbish a set of cast-iron frypans.
I’m Dying to Tell You
Posted on 14th March 2019
Searching for a way of ensuring that there is a method available for essential contacts to be found and made in the event of an emergency.
Community Report (March 2019)
Posted on 14th March 2019
Christmas appeal, “craft and catch-up” and Kitchen Starter Pack project
Ageing in Place
Posted on 14th March 2019
The Community Development Subcommittee hosted a round table afternoon tea and discussion in October last year to gather information from Glebe Society members about their experience and those of friends and relatives with respect to Ageing in Place in Glebe.
Please Support Christmas Gifts for Glebe Residents
Posted on 3rd December 2018
Due to the wonderful response last year to our Christmas appeal for children and their parents living in supported accommodation in Glebe we would again like to support Elsie Women’s Refuge, Rainbow Lodge, Detour House and Kathleen York House with the addition of people in the Youth Programs run by Glebe Police.
Kitchen Pack Project Update (November 2018)
Posted on 3rd December 2018
We’ve now delivered 21 Kitchen Packs to Elsie families and Rainbow Lodge men moving into their new homes but, after a recent surge in deliveries, we are running short of stock. We really need the surplus kitchen items you have in your own cupboards, or those you can source from neighbours or friends, or maybe […]
The Oppy
Posted on 3rd December 2018
What are you going to do with all those surplus-to-requirement items you find in your Christmas stocking this year?
Community Matters – Sewing for Good
Posted on 30th September 2018
Are you handy with a sewing machine, a pair of scissors or a needle and thread? If so I would like to invite you to join a Glebe Society Community sponsored sewing and craft group, which we are commencing in late October.
How is Centipede Changing?
Posted on 31st August 2018
Centipede at Glebe Public School Inc. is a community based, charitable organisation that has been providing ‘before and after school care’ and holiday programs for students at the Glebe Primary School since 1989.
Community Development Subcommittee Annual Report 2017-2018
Posted on 6th August 2018
Kitchen Starter Packs, fundraising for Centipede, the Old Fire Station and the Elsie Mural.
Kitchen Starter Pack News
Posted on 6th August 2018
Extraordinary support from our members has ensured that our project is unequivocally viable. With the project launch, we received a massive amount of good quality recycled goods as well as cash donations but, equally important, there has been a steady stream of recycled goods since then.
Community News (July 2018)
Posted on 5th July 2018
Vale Noreen Hayes, Book sale for Glebe Public school readers, Glebe Carers’ Support Group and The Glebe Dirty Reds now have a website
Kitchen Starter Packs (May 2018)
Posted on 4th May 2018
Since the inception of this project, to provide kits of basic kitchen equipment for families moving out of supported accommodation, the Glebe Society has delivered six packs to Elsie Refuge.
HAPN Glebe
Posted on 4th May 2018
The Glebe Society’s community representatives have recently been engaging with Housing Action Plan Now, Glebe. It is a community group concerned with support for our public housing neighbours.
Share and Save – in Glebe
Posted on 3rd April 2018
It was a joy to attend the ‘Share and Save – in Glebe’ event on Saturday, 24 March at Benledi House, supported by the City of Sydney. The workshop brought together people from the Glebe community to share the new and exciting Sydney Sharing Map
Kitchen Starter Pack Update (April 2018)
Posted on 3rd April 2018
Glebe Society members’ response to this project has been wonderful – so many items delivered to the first drop-off session at St Helen’s and by pick-ups as well as cash donations. Thank you all.
Our Community’s Generous Response to Christmas Gift Appeal
Posted on 12th March 2018
Our 2017 appeal to members for Christmas gifts for families resident in Glebe received overwhelming support this year.
Kitchen Starter Packs – A New Glebe Society Project
Posted on 12th March 2018
This exciting new project will provide essential cooking and eating equipment for those who move from Glebe’s supported accommodation facilities into independent accommodation. Initially the project focuses on families who move from Elsie Women’s Refuge.
Christmas Gifts for Glebe’s Temporary Residents
Posted on 7th November 2017
There are families and individuals who reside temporarily in Glebe while overcoming difficulties life has thrown into their paths. This year the community committee of TGSI would like to be able to take gifts for residents to Elsie Women’s refuge and to one or two other residential facilities.
Sunset Soirée for Centipede
Posted on 7th November 2017
There was a full house for our annual fundraiser for Centipede at Glebe Public School this year.
Community Development Subcommittee Annual Report 2016-17
Posted on 7th September 2017
Appeal from a carer/mother of an intellectually disabled young Glebe adult came to our attention; Christmas gifts for families at the Elsie refuge again last year; ‘Shaping the Future of Glebe’ Forum; Glebe Tram Mural; and Glebe Exchange Platform.
An Exchange Platform for Glebe?
Posted on 26th July 2017
It is Janice Challinor’s belief that many people would willingly donate useful goods to others who could use them if a relatively easy way of doing so could be found. To this end, she’s been investigating how it might be done.
Aunty Kathy Dodd Farrawell, NSW Local Woman of the Year
Posted on 1st April 2017
Glebe local, Aunty Kathy Dodd Farrawell, was announced as NSW Local Woman of the Year for the Balmain Electorate on International Women’s Day in March.
Christmas Gifts for Elsie Residents
Posted on 2nd December 2016
The Glebe Society would like to support Elsie Women’s Refuge and welcome these strangers to Glebe. We are again doing so by co-ordinating Christmas gifts for resident families.
Memories of Trams in Glebe Needed
Posted on 2nd December 2016
Several people have elected to share their memories of trams in Glebe and to be recorded for the Glebe Society web site. If you or someone you know have stories to tell about trams in Glebe then please contact us at community@glebesociety.org.au
Centipede’s Sunset Soirée Raises Much-needed Funds
Posted on 1st November 2016
The highlight of the evening was a presentation by Snr Constable Renee Fortuna from Glebe Police, who described the program and progress of their youth initiatives at work in Glebe, that aim to encourage otherwise alienated youth to continue their education and aspire to bright futures.
Community Development Subcommittee Annual Report 2015-2016
Posted on 7th September 2016
Over the course of this Glebe Society year there have been several significant impacts upon the Glebe community.
